{"id":5431,"date":"2025-04-15T22:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/?p=5431"},"modified":"2025-04-20T14:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:05:54","slug":"haji-abdul-rahman-allarakhia-v-bombay-and-persia-steam-navigation-co-1892-case-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/contract-law\/haji-abdul-rahman-allarakhia-v-bombay-and-persia-steam-navigation-co-1892-case-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Haji Abdul Rahman Allarakhia v. 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Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Co. 1892 (Case Summary)&summary=The case concerns a contractual dispute where the Plaintiff sought rectification based on a mistaken belief about the sailing date&#039;s correspondence with the Haj, while the Defendant relied solely on the English calendar. The central issue involves the applicability of rectification for alleged mistake in contract.&source=https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/contract-law\/haji-abdul-rahman-allarakhia-v-bombay-and-persia-steam-navigation-co-1892-case-summary\/\" class=\"wpr-sharing-icon wpr-sharing-linkedin-in\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><div class=\"elementor-grid-item\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Haji Abdul Rahman Allarakhia v. 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The central issue involves the applicability of rectification for alleged mistake in contract.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/contract-law\/haji-abdul-rahman-allarakhia-v-bombay-and-persia-steam-navigation-co-1892-case-summary\/#Facts_of_Haji_Abdul_Rahman_Allarakhia_v_Bombay_and_Persia_Steam_Navigation_Co\" >Facts of Haji Abdul Rahman Allarakhia v. Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Co.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/contract-law\/haji-abdul-rahman-allarakhia-v-bombay-and-persia-steam-navigation-co-1892-case-summary\/#Issues_framed\" >Issues framed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/fawyerz.in\/judgments\/contract-law\/haji-abdul-rahman-allarakhia-v-bombay-and-persia-steam-navigation-co-1892-case-summary\/#Judgment_of_Haji_Abdul_Rahman_Allarakhia_v_Bombay_and_Persia_Steam_Navigation_Co\" >Judgment of Haji Abdul Rahman Allarakhia v. Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Co.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facts_of_Haji_Abdul_Rahman_Allarakhia_v_Bombay_and_Persia_Steam_Navigation_Co\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Facts of Haji Abdul Rahman Allarakhia v. Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Co.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Plaintiff entered into a contract with the Defendant for hiring a steamer (a steam-powered ship) to sail from Jedda fifteen days after the Haj.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The date of departure was specified in the contract as 10th August 1892, which the Plaintiff erroneously believed to correspond with the fifteenth day after the Haj.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defendant relied solely on the English calendar and had no understanding of its relation to the Haj.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon discovering in March 1892 that the correct corresponding date was in fact 19th July 1892, not 10th August, the Plaintiff sought rectification of the contract to reflect the correct date.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By that time, the Defendants had already chartered out all steamers, rendering performance on 19th July 1892 impossible.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Issues_framed\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Issues framed<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the plaintiff is entitled to rectification of the agreement on the ground of mutual mistake?<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Judgment_of_Haji_Abdul_Rahman_Allarakhia_v_Bombay_and_Persia_Steam_Navigation_Co\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Judgment of <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Haji Abdul Rahman Allarakhia v. Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Co.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Court emphasised that rectification is an equitable remedy that requires the Plaintiff to prove the existence of a mutual mistake i.e., a common intention between the parties that was incorrectly recorded in the written instrument. In the instant case, the mistake as to the date of sailing was unilateral, being solely on the part of the Plaintiff. The Defendant contracted exclusively with reference to the English calendar, in accordance with prevailing commercial practice and had no belief regarding the date\u2019s correspondence with the Haj. Since there was no common intention or shared understanding regarding the correspondence of the date with the Haj, the legal preconditions for rectification were not fulfilled.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suit for rectification was dismissed, as the contract was validly concluded for 10th August, 1892 based on the English calendar, with prevailing commercial practice. The Court found that the Plaintiff\u2019s mistake regarding the date was unilateral. 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